Armas-Eino Martola

Armas-Eino Martola
Armas-Eino Martola
Born	12 May 1896; Raahe, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
Died	5 February 1986 (aged 89); Helsinki
Buried	Hietaniemi cemetery, Helsinki
Allegiance	German Empire (1915–1918); Finland (1918–);
Service/branch	Imperial German Army; Finnish Jäger troops; Finnish Army;
Years of service	1915–1944; 1956–1969
Rank	General of the Infantry (1982)
Commands held	1st Division (1940); 2nd Division (1942–44); VI Corps (1944); Military advisor to Secretary-General of the United Nations (1956–57, 1958); UNFICYP (1966–69);
Battles/wars	Finnish Civil War Battle of Tampere; ; Winter War; Continuation War Finnish invasion of Ladoga Karelia; Finnish invasion of the Karelian Isthmus; Svir–Petrozavodsk offensive; Battle of Ilomantsi; ;
Awards	Mannerheim Cross; Grand Cross of the Order of the Lion of Finland; Order of the Cross of Liberty; Order of the White Rose of Finland; Order of Orange-Nassau; Order of the Crown (Belgium); Order of the Southern Cross; Order of the Star of Italian Solidarity; Order of St. Olav; Order of Polonia Restituta; Legion of Honour; Order of the Crown (Romania); Order of the Sword; Order of the Dannebrog; Iron Cross;
Other work	Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs (1944); Governor (Finnish: maaherra) of Uusimaa Province (1944–46);

Armas-Eino Martola (12 May 1896 – 5 February 1986) was a Finnish general of the infantry (Finnish: jalkaväenkenraali), a knight of the Mannerheim Cross and a member of the Jäger Movement. He participated in the Eastern Front of World War I, the Finnish Civil War, the Winter War and the Continuation War. In his later years, he acted as the military advisor to the Secretary-General of the United Nations Dag Hammarskjöld and led the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus from 1966 to 1969.

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